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Divine Reality
An Extinguished Lamp Relights
In June 1976 Hotridutt Sharma of Aligarh arrived in Kainchi at 9 a.m. along with his guru-bhai (guru brother) to worship the consecrated murti of Baba. Hotridutt Sharma began the worship methodically, using incense, an earthen lamp, and other offerings. All the devotees present became filled with emotion and were so focused on Baba that they lost awareness of their surroundings. Meanwhile the diya (earthen lamp) somehow blew out. As soon as it happened, Hotridutt opened his eyes and thought that the incident was an ill omen, which suggested that Baba had not accepted his puja. He at once reached for the matches, and just as he was about to strike a match to relight the lamp, the lamp lit by itself. Ishwar Chandra Tewari of Kanpur and another devotee also witnessed the event. Hotridutt was pleased and felt that his worship was accepted.
